Shen Sui understood what she meant, because he was worried that a fishing boat would fall into the whirlpool when he heard the noise, and he nodded to the helmsman.

The sail changed direction, the boat stopped, and Haizhu and Shen Sui walked to the other side to see the expanding whirlpool.

The gongs clattered, and in the sound of gongs, eight fishing boats approached one after another, and the soldiers on board pointed them in the direction and walked around the whirlpool behind the boats.

"It's time for a pillar of incense." The old helmsman spoke.

Shen Sui walked up to the second floor and looked into the distance, there was no boat coming again, and he said, "Go back." ”

The official ship led the way, the fishing boat followed, the gong stopped, and no one on board spoke, so as not to miss the cry for help at sea.

The last touch of the sunset fell, the sunset in the sky was all over the sky, the sky was peaceful, and the sea was hiding a murderous opportunity.

Haizhu glanced at the old turtle, she asked people to lift the wooden plank pressed on the water tank, punched a hole and strung rope, and tied a rope around her waist, she jumped off the boat with the old turtle in her arms, and one person and one turtle lay on the wooden board thrown down.

"What are you doing here?" Shen Sui asked.

"The turtle has a keen sense of hearing underwater, it can judge what is going on under the sea, and if someone calls for help, it can hear it." Haizhu said with his head tilted.

"You come up, replace me down, forget it, I'll find someone to go down." Shen then pulled the rope tied around her waist.

"No, I know water, and I know the old turtle, and that's the purpose of my follow." Haizhu "shhh ”

She was like an old turtle lying on a surfboard, she could even sit up and hold on to the rope, and if it weren't for the bad times, she could even have fun.

As the boat continued to move forward, the old turtle suddenly craned its neck to look east, and it bent its turtle fins to run, and Haizhu said loudly: "Adjust the sails and go west." ”

The old helmsman immediately obeyed the order, and the fishing boats behind saw it and hurriedly adjusted its sails.

After another cup of tea, a whirlpool appeared on the original channel, and everyone was afraid and looked at the man and turtle lying on the board of the boat in awe.

When the sunset dispersed, the coast came into view, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but before they had time to rejoice, they heard Haizhu say: "There may be someone in the southwest asking for help." ”

Shen Sui immediately let the old helmsman deviate, and by the dim skylight, he could vaguely see the huge waves rolling on the sea in the distance, and he first ordered Haizhu and the turtle to be pulled onto the boat.

"What's going on?" Haizhu walked over and asked.

"I don't know." Shen Sui said.

"Miss Qi, drink a bowl of hot ginger soup first." A soldier handed over a steaming bowl of soup.

"Okay, thanks." Haizhu took the bowl and took a sip first, it was still a little hot, she held it in her hand and covered it.

As they got closer, the cries for help came faintly, a boat stuck in the center of the whirlpool, the mast stuck in the churning whirlpool, the hull of the ship had been twisted, and a fisherman cried out for help in the whirlpool holding the remaining wreckage.

Measuring the extent of the whirlpool, the old helmsman calmly drove over, and the co-helmsman beckoned the soldiers to take up the anchor, and if something was wrong, he threw the anchor in the opposite direction.

The plank used by Haizhu was thrown down, and it was quickly swept away by the current, and the fishermen in the whirlpool grabbed the rope and shouted, "Pull-"

The man was pulled up, the bottom of the ship was sucked by the whirlpool, the soldiers immediately threw the anchor to the other end, the old helmsman turned the sails at the same time, the wind and the water wrestled, and the official ship climbed out of the whirlpool with difficulty and slowly.

"Whew-" Haizhu gasped.

"Going back?" The old helmsman broke out in a cold sweat.

Others pushed the winch to roll up the anchor, and the iron anchor clanged.

"Back." Shen Sui sat on the wooden ladder, and he asked the half-blooded fisherman: "Are you alone on the boat?" ”

"And my brother, he, he's been swept down." The man cried loudly on the board.

The doctor who accompanied the boat came to see the injury and said, "My right leg is broken, and I don't know if I can still connect the bones." ”

Haizhu crossed the side of the ship and looked at the sea, how similar, at this time two years ago, the Qi brothers were killed and injured at sea, and they were also salvaged by a passing official ship.

"Go back and live well, don't give up on yourself." She told me how fortunate it was to survive such a situation.

Chapter 175: An Admirable Girl

As night fell, the crowd on the docks grew, and occasionally someone whispered, "How many boats have not returned?" ”

"Thirteen."

Thirteen, the number has not changed for a long time, and the people on the dock who are looking forward to returning have gone from apprehension to despair at the beginning, and now the oppressive atmosphere is pervasive.

The sky is getting darker a little bit, the bathing sea surface turns blue-black, the sound of the ebbing tide gradually calms down, the stars and the moon come out, the seemingly calm sea surface shines with a little starlight, people's eyes look at the sea in a daze, the light is dizzy.

"Where's the official ship?" Qi Laosan was so anxious that he wanted to jump into the sea, if something happened to Haizhu, he would not be able to live, but thinking about the big family behind him, he didn't even dare to have the idea of suicide.

I don't know who in the crowd cried, Qi Laosan couldn't help but shed tears, he sat down on the wet sand, looked up at the sea and regretted, if only he didn't call Haizhu to go to sea in the afternoon.

"If only I hadn't let Oki out of the boat today......" a woman sobbed under her breath.

Dongzhu glanced over, and when she turned her head, a faint light flashed in the afterglow, and she looked at it carefully, but she couldn't tell if it was starlight. Until the spot of light grew bigger and bigger, she screamed, "The ship is back—"

She was so excited, her voice was strange and ugly, sharp and dry, The tail sound that dragged out was like a cat meow in the middle of the night, but no one felt harsh, The dead silence of the crowd suddenly boiled, as if a piece of meat had been thrown into a school of fish, the old woman who was slumped on the ground got up, the old man who was silent looked at the sea with his big cloudy old eyes, and the young child ran forward excitedly, and was pulled again.

"Take care of the child, don't let the adults come back, the child fell into the sea and drowned again." The guard shouted.

Qi Laosan hurriedly pulled one with one hand, and Grandma Qi held Chaoping tightly, as long as the official ship could come back, Haizhu would be fine, and their hearts were put down.

The light of the lantern gradually became clear, the huge hull revealed its shape in the dark night, Haizhu stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the dock, the torch was lit on the pier, the flames rushed out of the shape of the wind, and the dark face flashed in the firelight.

"Big Wood?" The woman standing on the dock couldn't help but shout, she wanted to make sure her man had returned.

No one responded, and the excitement on her face faded instantly, and she shouted again.

"There is wind on the sea, and there is the sound of water in the boat, and they can't hear it, so wait." The person on the side said.

The official ship docked, Dongzhu and Fengping wanted to squeeze over, but Qi Laosan grabbed people and didn't let them pass.

"Don't go over, give up the place to the more eager people, Haizhu will definitely be fine." Grandma Qi said.

"There are eight fishing boats in the back, and we need to find people to go to the bay where the boats are parked." The soldiers on the ship shouted loudly and asked, "How many ships have not returned?" Nine? We also had an injured fisherman on board. ”

"Thirteen." Said the guard on the dock.

Everyone can understand the meaning of the words, in the end, there are still four ships that did not return tonight, and both people and ships disappeared into the vast sea.

A group of people with their children and daughters flocked to the direction of the bay, the mother called her son, the wife called her husband, and the child called her father, with anticipation and apprehension.

Grandma Qi stood on the sidelines panting sharply, she couldn't help wiping her tears, she was one of the group one night two years ago.

"I see my sister." Dongzhu broke free from her third uncle's hand and ran over, and Fengping followed closely.

Haizhu untied her clothes and stepped on the wooden ladder to get off the boat, and when she passed by the blazing torches, she couldn't help but sneeze twice when she was blown by the heat wave, she caught her younger siblings who ran over, and said, "Don't throw yourself on me, your clothes are wet." ”

"You're still in the sea?" Qi Laosan came over and asked.

"Thanks to Haizhu, she went down to the sea with a rope in her arms and listened to the voice, otherwise it is difficult to say whether the official ship would fall into the whirlpool." Shen Sui walked over, followed by the soldiers who carried the turtle and the person, he pointed and said, "The person is sent to the hospital, and the turtle is sent to Qingshi Lane." ”

"Is Chen Ershi's family here?" The soldier shouted.

"I'm in—" A woman dressed in gray cloth ran over first, and saw the half-blooded man kneeling on the ground with weak legs, and shouted with a trembling voice, "The master-"

"Don't cry yet, I saved my life, I'm afraid he is the only one who can be rescued if someone falls into the whirlpool with the boat, and it can be regarded as a great blessing." The soldier with the man on his back spoke, he turned to look at Haizhu, and continued: "You remember to thank Haizhu well, without her, we would not have been able to find Chen Ershi." ”

"Ershi, where is your brother?" Another woman ran up.

"No, he didn't hold on to the whirlpool when the boat sucked into the whirlpool, and I fell into it before I could see him." Chen Ershi spoke hoarsely, and cried again as he spoke, especially when he saw his father who was hobbling over, he cried and shouted: "Dad, sister-in-law, I didn't bring my eldest brother back, my brother... My brother is gone......"

"Dashi—" The woman was paralyzed, she lay on the ground shivering, and she couldn't pull her up when someone tried to help her.

The onlookers all shed tears, and the good people went to sea in the morning and couldn't come back at night, who could stand it.

"Take it to the hospital." Shen Sui sighed.

The fishing boat that followed the official boat came back, and the people who were able to return safely were naturally happy, and the family members of the four boats and eight people who could not come back cried out in despair.

For a while, there was a cry on the dock, and the sea breeze blew, and the cry changed its tone. Grandma Qi glanced at the sea, pulled Chaoping and Fengping to take them away, and Haizhu pulled Dongzhu to follow.

"Little Six." Only then did Shen Huai shout, "Let's go, go back." ”

Shen Sui saw him when he got off the boat, and he gave an order to the people on the boat, and left the dock bypassing the old and young women and children who were crying bitterly.

The others also left one after another, except for the families of the fishermen who did not return, still at the pier, and the guards watched intently, fearing that some people would not want to jump into the sea.

As a result of this, there were no stalls in the town's night market, and few people were to be seen in the taverns and restaurants, and the men stood idly under the lanterns and watched the passers-by.

"You are also bold...... "Grandma Qi couldn't continue, she held Haizhu's hand and patted it several times before saying: "It's good, although I am your grandmother, I also want to say thank you to you, thank you so much, you saved people, you are a capable and kind-hearted person, I am happy to have your granddaughter, you also have to take care of yourself, I am happy that you save people, I am also worried." ”

"Okay." Hae-joo smiled.

"I knew that my sister would not have an accident, and my third uncle was so scared that he cried." Dongzhu was happy at this time, she was calm and kept saying: "I waited quietly when I got to the beach, I didn't cry or make trouble, I just looked at the sea, and I was the first to find out when your ship came back." ”

Haizhu touched her head, this girl was still scared, she turned her head to look at her third uncle, and asked, "Are you really crying?" ”

"You listen to Dongzhu's nonsense." Qi Laosan didn't admit it.

"My second sister didn't talk nonsense, I saw it too." Wind leveling the cavity.

"You're wrong." Qi Laosan had a hard mouth, he sighed, he didn't know what to say, so he simply didn't say anything.

Walking into the alley, the neighbors who learned the ins and outs from the soldiers who sent the turtle were all standing in the alley, and when they saw Haizhu appearing, they greeted her.

"Haizhu, you are majestic today."

"Big hero."

"Heroine, save people again."

"It's amazing, it's amazing."

"What a good girl, I'll give you stewed pig's trotters tomorrow, my stewed pig's trotters are delicious."

"I have hot water at home, do you want to take a bath?"

"I still have food at home, don't start the fire at home, come to my house for dinner."

“……”

Mrs. Hou stood outside the door and watched quietly, Haizhu was like a triumphant general at this moment, the dim night could not hide the smile on her face, and the child walking beside her straightened her back, and her little face was full of pride. She is like a pilot ship, with an older sister like her, and the younger brothers and sisters behind her are definitely promising.

"Uncle." Haizhu shouted.

"It's good to be back, I have prepared meals at home, and there is hot water, so I went in and changed my clothes and came out to eat, are you hungry?" Madame Hou spoke gently.

"I'll go back and get my sister's clothes." Dongzhu ran back with a smoke.

"There is food prepared at home, old woman, you all come over." Mrs. Hou said to Grandma Qi.

"Hey, okay, third. You go back and push your second brother over. Grandma Qi said.